HP Photosmart C8886 Digital Camera Dock for HP 935, 735, 635 and 435 Digital Cameras

Manufacturer:	Hewlett Packard
List price:	~~$85.99~~
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HP Photosmart C8886 Digital Camera Dock for HP 935, 735, 635 and 435 Digital Cameras

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HP 8886 Camera Dock Battery Charger a Joke

I bought my HP Photosmart 735 at UBid.com and bought my HP Photosmart 8886 Camera Dock and separate Carrying Case with NiHM Battery Charger here at Amazon. The 8886 "DRAINS" the batteries within the camera. They won't charge while in the camera as advertised. I can charge them in the separate charger that came with the case, but, in the camera while in the 8886 Dock.......NO WAY! I read other reviews here, and I'm surprised that the 8886 hasn't been recalled or that an admission of problems with the battery charging capability hasn't been posted by HP. Since I can download from my Camera directly to my PC or Printer, and I have the battery charger that works GREAT! I'm going to send back my 8886 Dock. There's just no reason to keep it, and I too had a problem with HP's online Live Tech Support. The Tech told me to try a different outlet for my dock although I was getting good A/C power from the current outlet to the dock. In other words; the Tech had not a logical answer for my Batteries not charging within my 735 Camera. Maybe the dock charges batteries in other Camera Models besides the HP 735......I don't know. I thought the Dock would be a great and practical accessory, but, turns out my carrying case that came with 4 AA or 4 AAA NiMH capacity battery charger is the way to go. I don't need to have a dock to watch on TV when I can use my computer or printer. I'm very disappointed in the HP 8886 Dock and the HP Tech Support.

HP Photosmart C8886 Digital Camera Dock for HP 935, 735, 635 and 435 Digital Cameras - Hewlett Packard

AVOID this HP Product - Batteries do not recharge.

This HP docking station does not charge batteries. It will give you error message "Batteries cannot be charged" when batteries run low. After spending weeks e-mailing and calling HP "support" I am about to give up. This an $80.00 plastic holder for your camera. Very dissappointing. HP sells to the US, they should have customer support in the US.

Hewlett Packard - HP Photosmart C8886 Digital Camera Dock for HP 935, 735, 635 and 435 Digital Cameras

Don't Buy it - HP's Customer Service is a JOKE!

I am happy with my digital camera, and bought the camera dock so I could use the rechargeable batteries that are supposed to last longer. The dock arrived in great shape, but the batteries were so low that the dock would not charge them. I got out my trusty owners manual, and the solution is 1) Go out and buy new batteries, or 2) go out and buy a battery charger. The DOCK was supposed to BE my BATTERY CHARGER! HP has no warranty card included, and no phone number to call to ask them to send new batteries. They hung up on me when I finally found the number on the Internet and called. They were not helpful at all, and the people I spoke to were complete jerks. This ends my association with HP forever.

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